Horseshoe



Jan. 1, 1924 1,479,719

N. LANE HORSESHOE Filed July 21. 1922 Ffg. 3. F .4.

Marmara Lane INVENTOR WITNESS: ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 1, 1924.

' UNITED ST rEs HORSESHOE.

Application filed July' 21, 1922. Serial No. 576,559.

To all'whom it may concern: I 1

Be it known that I, NORMAN LANE, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Grand Blanc, in the county of Genesee and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to horseshoes, and

has for its object the provision of a novel shoe having removable toe and heel calks which are similar in construction and which may be easily removed when worn and replaced with new'ones, whereby the shoe will be rendered good as new.

An important object is the provision of a horseshoe which is so constructed that the calks may be easily removed and replaced, as for instance when it is desired to change from mud calks to sharp calks, depending upon the nature of the work to be done by the horse equipped with the shoe.

Another object is the. provision of a horseshoe in which the calks are removed and replaced without the employment of any special tools, in fact nothing other than a punch and a hammer; the calks being furthermore held in place by a wedging action which will render the use of secured devices, as bolts, rivets, and the like, entirely unnecessary.

An additional object is the provision of a device of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, eflicient and durable in service, and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter.

more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of a horseshoe,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof,

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4.- is a perspective view of one of the heel calks.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I have shown my shoe as comprising the usual body 10 provided with holes 11 for the passage of the ordinary nails used for securing the shoes upon the hoof of a horse. The toe portion of the body is formed with a channel 12 which extends thereacross and which has inclined sides 13 overhung by flanges 14 which are spaced apart to define a constricted opening 15. The heel portions of the arms of the body are formed with channels 16 exactly similar to the channel 12 and having the inclined sides 17 and overhanging flanges 18 spaced to define a constricted opening 19. The heel and toe calks are similar in construction but of course are different in size. The toe calks 20 are formed asa body which is relatively long and which is'wedge-shaped in cross-section as shown and which may have itssmaller or thinner edge made relatively sharp or not, depending upon the character of the work to be done by the horse equipped with the shoe. This calk is provided at opposite sides with cut-away portions 21 which define grooves engaging and receiving the flanges 14:. The base of the calk is formed as a head 22 having inclined sides 23 so that it will fit within the channel 12 in engagement with the inclined sides 13 thereof.

The heel calks 25 are substantially the same in construction as the toe calks and are of the same general shape though smaller in size. The heel calks are formed in opposite sides with grooves 26 receiving the flanges 18 and having their base portions formed as heads 27 having inclinedsides 28 fitting against the inclined sides 17 of the channels 16.

All the calks are held on the body of the shoe by similar means. the toe calk being held in place by a wedge 30 triangular in cross-section which is driven between the bottom of the channel 12 and a V-shaped groove 31 in the head 22 of the toe calk. Similar wedges 32 are provided for holding the heel calks in place, these wedges likewise engaging the bottoms of the channels 16 and Fries. a

fitting within V-shaped grooves 34 in the heads 27. The constricted or neck portions of the calks are formed with slits or slots 35 and 36 which lead from the grooves 31 and 34 respectively so that there will be a certain degree of resilience which will permit the material at opposite sides of the slits or slots to be forced outwardly into firm engagement with the walls of the channels for positively locking the calks in place.

In the use of the shoe it will be apparent that whenever the calks become worn or dull they may be driven out by first removing the wedges and then hammering the calks out of thechannels, so that new calks may be placed in position; If desired the calks A horseshoe comprising afU-sha ped body formed at its big'ht with a transversely extending channel having overhanging flanges, the ends of the arms of the body being formed With transi' erselyextending similar (5ha1me1s, and talks cletachably engaged upon the bight portion and the ends of the embodiment of the invention it is arms of the body and each including a Wedge-shaped member formed at opposite sides With grooves receiving said overhanging flanges, the bases of said members fitting Within said channels and having inclined faces engaging against the inclined sides of the channels, each calk member being formed thehbottom of its base portion with a V-shaped groove, andsecuring means consisting of a Wedge associated With each calk and fitting Within the V-shaped groove therein in engagement with the bottom of the channel, the base portions of said calks being formed With slits extending from the grooves whereby to provide resilience Which Will permit outward jamming of the material at opposite sides of the slits into firmer'igageinent- Withthe channels when 40 said Wedges are forced into place.

In testimony whereof I affix signature.

NORMAN LANE. 

